"When she went out to put the dog in, she heard crackling in the tree. She tried to take off, running into the house for safety, and the whole tree fell down on the back roof and landed on her. She was collapsed under the roof," said her daughter, Valerie Kiss. "She was alert. She was telling me she felt pressure on her legs. I told her I didn't want to move anything because I didn't want any more damage to happen. There was more wood hanging around and I didn't want to move a piece of wood or something and have her get hurt worse."

Emergency medical crews took Barbara to Uniontown Hospital with injuries to her legs."She had a couple rough little scratches and stuff but other than that, she was responsive. Hopefully everything is OK," Valerie said.

It happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday as wind gusts picked up across Fayette County.

"I jumped right out of bed. It sounded like a Mack truck hitting the house or something. It was bad," Valerie said.

Barbara lived in the home for four years and was preparing to move to a new home in the coming weeks. Maintenance workers remained on the property Tuesday afternoon chopping the tree and removing debris. The only damage to the house itself is a hole in the roof above a bathroom. Crews said they would cover it and she should be able to live inside the house until it is repaired.

Photos: Tree falls on home in Uniontown

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Ashlie Hardway

A Uniontown woman was sent to the hospital after a tree in her backyard snapped and landed on her legs.

IT SOUND LIKE A MACK TRUCK HITTING A HOUSE OR SOMETHING. IT WAS BAD. BAD INDEED. STRONG WINDS AND RAIN CAUSING A TREE TO FALL. GOOD EVENING. I'M WENDY BELL. THAT HOMEOWNER IS IN THE HOSPITAL. PITTSBURGH ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER ASHLIE HARDWAY SPOKE WITH HER DAUGHTER. Reporter: YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE AFTER THIS LARGE TREE IN THE BACKYARD AND SNAPS BRANCHS INTO THE HOME. THE WOMAN WHO LIVES HERE WAS TRAPPED UNDERNEATH. THIS TREE IN THE BACKYARD OF THE BAILEY AVENUE HOME DIDN'T JUST FALL. IT CRASHED INTO THIS HOME. I JUMPED OUT OF BED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A MACK TRUCK HITTING A HOUSE OR SOMETHING. IT WAS BAD. Reporter: VALERIE'S MOTHER WAS OUTSIDE WHEN IT HAPPENED. SHE HEARD CRACKLING IN THE TREE. THE WHOLE TREE FELL DOWN ON THE BACK AND LANDED ON HER. SHE WAS COLLAPSED UNDERNEATH THE RUG. Reporter: BARBARA WAS TAKEN TO UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL. SHE WAS ALERT. SHE FELT LIKE PRESSURE ON HER LEGS. I TOLD HER I DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE NOTHING. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE A PIECE OF WOOD AND SHE WOULD GET HURT WORSE. Reporter: CREWS SPENT HOURS CHOPPING UP THE TREE, MOVING BRANCHS AND PICKING UP DEBRIS. VALERIE SAID THERE'S A HOLE IN THE ROOF ABOVE THE BATHROOM BUT THAT'S THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL HOUSE BESIDES FROM THE BACK PORCH. SHE'S IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING